Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Home
Progressive Christian

2015-05-07T23:03:23+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Invisible Hand — of God

Last updated on: May 7, 2015 at 11:03 pm By Jim Burklo

1 Comment

“When the happiness or misery of others depends in any respect upon our conduct, we dare not, as self-love might suggest to us, prefer the interest of one to the interest of many.” Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Book 3, Sec. 1, Chapter 3. “(What) improves the circumstances of the greater part (of society) can never be regarded as an inconveniency to the whole. No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the... Read more

Uncategorized

chrisitianity

poverty

progressive christianity

social justice

2015-05-07T17:53:40+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Happy Mother’s Day, Dad!

Last updated on: May 7, 2015 at 5:53 pm By Guest Contributor

By Dwight Wolter “Does it bother you” I ask my son, “that I won’t be able to come to your college to celebrate Mother’s Day with you?” “No, Dad. I have to study for two finals so it’s just as well.” It isn’t until I hang up the phone that I realize how strange our two sentence conversation might appear to many people. I have been a single father for many years. I have, by necessity, tried to be a good mother.... Read more

progressive christianity

2015-05-12T22:29:57+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

What’s Going On: Resistance, Uprisings, and the Gospel According to Jesus and Marvin Gaye

Last updated on: May 12, 2015 at 10:29 pm By Claudia May

A beloved black sister shared that she could not get behind the protest slogan “Never Again” while law enforcement agents are continuing to kill unarmed black men and women. In her lament, I heard an echo of the brilliant and, dare I say it, prophetic song “What’s Going On” by the late Marvin Gaye. The words “there’s too many [mothers and fathers] crying” are as true today as when Gaye recorded the song in the early 1970s. Those who have... Read more

2015-05-06T18:51:17+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Philip Clayton on The Dilemmas of Feeding the World

Last updated on: May 6, 2015 at 6:51 pm By Philip Clayton

When Jesus said, “I was hungry and you gave me food,” about 2,000 years ago, there were only 100 to 300 million people on the whole Earth. Today, there are well past 7 billion living on the same-sized planet. Now that we’re bumping elbows as never before, Spaceship Earth is struggling as never before. Feeding the hungry, for example, has become much more complicated. Back in Jesus’ day, major grains, such as wheat, rice, and corn, had to be planted... Read more

Pando Populus

climate change

creation care

environmental activism

global care

progressive christianity

2015-04-30T17:21:58+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Myth of Trickle-Down Change

Last updated on: April 30, 2015 at 5:21 pm By Shane Claiborne

1 Comment

I’ve heard some buzz in Christian circles that has troubled me. It is the idea that if we reach the most influential people in the world for Jesus… then everyone else will follow. I’ve seen this philosophy begin to infect churches and organizations, even entire movements and conferences whose goal is to reach the “influencers” – the gatekeepers, powerbrokers, and social capitalists. I’ve seen it on the inside, because sometimes I’m considered one of those “influencers”. I’ve had a hard... Read more

Uncategorized

2015-04-28T18:04:54+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Wake of Baltimore

Last updated on: April 28, 2015 at 6:04 pm By Guest Contributor

2 Comments

By Mike Baughman The wake of a young man gave birth to stones flung from the hands of desperation. Death calls us to wake as we roll around in the waves that sweep across a nation. In the wake of Baltimore we wake to questions. Could we invest less in demonizing color, less in demonizing cops and more in copping to our complacency for a universe whose moral arc bends far too slowly towards justice? How could we tug just... Read more

Race Relations

2015-04-28T16:55:54+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

The Haunting: A Poem about the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’

Last updated on: April 28, 2015 at 4:55 pm By Guest Contributor

The Doctrine of Discovery is a little known aspect of our Christian history. A tragic example of the justification of conquest and the theft of land and resources from indigenous people’s around the globe. Many Christian bloggers have recently come together to raise awareness about the continuing legal and moral consequences of our this doctrine. It is especially important for us to lift up native voices in this conversation, so we encourage you to read the contributions of Mark Charles at Formerly Fundie,... Read more

Race Relations

doctrine of discovery

native american issues

social justice

2015-04-27T22:53:34+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

“As-salamu alaykum, What’s up, Bro?” — The Many Graces of Allah

Last updated on: April 27, 2015 at 10:53 pm By Arik Bjorn

1 Comment

I have been in many mosques, including four of the most “amazing mosques from around the world.” Then there’s the retired imperial mosque of Hagia Sophiain Istanbul — which made a decent Christian basilica, or so I’m told — wherein I once ‘stowed away’ after hours and spent part of an evening by myself marveling under its magnificent Byzantine domes. On several occasions, I have been awoken from slumber by the morning cry of the muezzin atop minarets in such exotic locales as Petra... Read more

progressive christianity

2015-04-24T17:53:23+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Pando Populus: When Words Aren’t Enough to Save the Planet

Last updated on: April 24, 2015 at 5:53 pm By Philip Clayton

As promised in my first Pando Populus post, over the next few weeks I’ll highlight some of the incredible people involved in our June 4-7 global conference for the planet: Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization. For this post, however, words are not enough. That’s because today I’m introducing you to John Bielenberg and Tucker Nichols. One of the leaders in the “Design for Good” movement, John Bielenberg sees design in terms of how it impacts the world. He has always... Read more

ecological civilization

ecology

environment

environmental activism

global climate change

religion

sustainability

sustainable agriculture

2015-04-23T23:08:16+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Genesis: The First Messy, Tangled Act in God’s Long Story of Becoming Humane

Last updated on: April 23, 2015 at 11:08 pm By Jim Burklo

For the last couple of months, I’ve been studying the book of Genesis with a group of very bright young University of Southern California (USC) students. I’m the adviser for our “Church of the Broken Bread” progressive Christian student fellowship here. Our weekly gatherings are simple. First, each of us takes a piece and says their piece around the circle: you tear off a piece of communion bread, dip it in grape juice, eat it, and then say what’s on... Read more

Uncategorized

Genesis

God

progressive christianity

Sacred Texts

spirituality

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who was the disciple who doubted Jesus' resurrection?

Select your answer to see how you score.

Thomas Peter Judas John

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Advent Author Interviews Battle Over the Body and Blood of Christ Bearing Beauty Book Reviews Christian Education christian spirituallity christianity Christmas Church Church Leadership Contemplation Creation Care Death and Dying Death Penalty Disruptive Change Disruptors Series Easter Education Evolution and Faith Future of Progressive Christianity Gun Violence Health & Wellness Holy Week Interfaith Israel-Palestine Leading Differently Lent LGBTQ Living with Cancer Meditations on the Cross Mental Illness millennials Mimetic Mondays Monday Meditations Movie Reviews New Monasticism Pando Populus Parenting Patheos 10+1 Q&A Series PC(USA) Politics Pop Culture Practical Theology Series Prayer progressive christian Race Relations Reformation religion Religion and Politics Religion in America Rethink Church Social Justice Spirituality Spirituality of the Body Stump a Scholar Technology and Faith Thanksgiving Theodicy Trust Me Church Uncategorized Why I'm Still Christian Youth Ministry

Select a Month December 2025 April 2025 January 2025 September 2023 September 2022 May 2022 February 2022 January 2022 November 2021 October 2021 May 2021 February 2021 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 June 2020 May 2020 March 2020 June 2019 March 2019 January 2019 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010

TRENDING AT PATHEOS Progressive Christian